On the cold morning of January 23, 1556, people in Shaanxi province, China, began their day like any other, unaware that catastrophe was just moments away. Suddenly, the ground began to shake ...

BOGO, Philippines — Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for survivors in mud and rubble on Wednesday and authorities urged help for hospitals inundated with the injured after the deadliest ...

A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing 127 ...

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The death toll from Afghanistan's worst earthquake in years jumped to over 1,100 on Tuesday with thousands more injured, an aid group said, as difficult terrain ...

In Afghanistan, the death toll from Sunday’s earthquake in a remote mountainous area near the Pakistan border has topped 1,400 and is expected to rise, with thousands more injured by the disaster.

Preface: Essay on plate tectonics -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A: Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- Appendix B: Eyewitness accounts of major ...

Oct 1 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck in waters near the island of Cebu in the central Philippines late on Tuesday, the deadliest to hit the country since 2013, with more than 60 people ...

Mount Rainier has rattled through thousands of tiny earthquakes this year, a reminder that America’s most lethal volcano is very much alive beneath its ice. Those quakes, and a burst of viral alarmism ...

KABUL (Reuters) - One of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough ...

KABUL (Reuters) -One of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as helicopters ferried the wounded to hospital after they ...

The back-to-back disasters that ravaged Cebu have been some of the strongest in the decade. Here's a breakdown of the numbers.

Japan is on alert for a further huge earthquake which could bring tsunami waves of up to three metres high in the coming week ...